Bothy Threads

Kate Hoyle's life-long stitching hobby transformed into Bothy Threads in 1999 when she simply ran out of suitable kits to stitch and so designed and made some of her own.

Bothy Threads started running from an old gardener's cottage, which had always been known as the Bothy. The business really took off when Kate began to ask artists, whose work she liked, if she could use their pictures as a base for designs. Since then the business has expanded and now uses about 10 artists' work under license.

Bothy Threads produce about 100 different quirky and colourful cross stitch and tapestry kits, including samplers and works of art.